<p>The Tripura government has announced a 24-hour complete lockdown on Sunday to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a Facebook post late Tuesday night said the lockdown, inspired by the 'Janata curfew' held on March 22, would begin from 5 am on Sunday and end at 5 am the next day.</p>.<p>He, however, said that his government was not planning to extend the lockdown.</p>.<p>"The way we all stayed at home on March 22 during the Janata curfew announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the same way we would stay at home from 5 am on Sunday to next day 5 am," Deb wrote on the social networking site.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-deaths-covid-19-tally-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-icmr-worldometer-info-851629.html?_ga=2.67815441.1081221013.1593481842-651943072.1558418588" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Tripura is in stage 1 of the Covid-19 outbreak and we need to be prepared for stage 2 and 3. We have to be careful," he added.</p>.<p>Only emergency services will be operational on during the complete lockdown period, he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said the Epidemic Act will be imposed in the state on Sunday and asked people to adhere to the lockdown norms.</p>.<p>State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, who is also the cabinet spokesperson, on Tuesday said though Tripura is in a "good position", the state government did not want to take risks.</p>.<p>"The state government was compelled to announce a lockdown on July 5 for the sake of 37 lakh people of the state," he said.</p>.<p>Nath said the rate of recovery of Covid-19 patients in the state has climbed to 80.25 per cent.</p>.<p>As of Tuesday, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state stood at 1,394, officials said.</p>.<p>The state has 308 active cases, while 1,086 patients have recovered from the disease, they added. </p>
<p>The Tripura government has announced a 24-hour complete lockdown on Sunday to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a Facebook post late Tuesday night said the lockdown, inspired by the 'Janata curfew' held on March 22, would begin from 5 am on Sunday and end at 5 am the next day.</p>.<p>He, however, said that his government was not planning to extend the lockdown.</p>.<p>"The way we all stayed at home on March 22 during the Janata curfew announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the same way we would stay at home from 5 am on Sunday to next day 5 am," Deb wrote on the social networking site.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-deaths-covid-19-tally-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-icmr-worldometer-info-851629.html?_ga=2.67815441.1081221013.1593481842-651943072.1558418588" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>"Tripura is in stage 1 of the Covid-19 outbreak and we need to be prepared for stage 2 and 3. We have to be careful," he added.</p>.<p>Only emergency services will be operational on during the complete lockdown period, he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said the Epidemic Act will be imposed in the state on Sunday and asked people to adhere to the lockdown norms.</p>.<p>State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, who is also the cabinet spokesperson, on Tuesday said though Tripura is in a "good position", the state government did not want to take risks.</p>.<p>"The state government was compelled to announce a lockdown on July 5 for the sake of 37 lakh people of the state," he said.</p>.<p>Nath said the rate of recovery of Covid-19 patients in the state has climbed to 80.25 per cent.</p>.<p>As of Tuesday, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state stood at 1,394, officials said.</p>.<p>The state has 308 active cases, while 1,086 patients have recovered from the disease, they added. </p>